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Northerners have upper crust in UK language divide

By Guest PostJanuary 6, 2014Culture, Generalbrummies, dunlop athletic plimsolls, geographical barriers, george bailey, jessica fox, laurel mackenzie, linguist, mancunian, moray in scotland, my northern roots, north of manchester, north south divide, northerners, political, residents of merseyside, rhyme, south of england, southerners, uk language divide, upper crust

Whereas ‘pants’-wearing Northerners enjoy a ‘bap’, ‘bun’ or ‘barm’ for their ’tea’, Southerners in ‘trousers’ are more likely to tuck into a ‘roll’ for their ‘dinner’, find language researchers at The University of Manchester.

A survey of 1400 English speakers by linguist Dr Laurel MacKenzie and her students reveals a North-South divide on how we describe everyday items such as bread, trousers, footwear and evening meals.

They also show how Northerners and Southerners can pronounce the same words in completely different ways. (more…)

Kofi Annan to students: ‘It’s your world now’

By Guest PostFebruary 13, 2013General, Politicsabsolutely essential, afghanistan, africa, arab league, city college, civil war, cuny, east timor, economic prospects, egypt, geneva, global food security, India, international monetary fund, jackson institute, Japan, jean krasno, john negroponte, kofi annan, kosovo, latin america, macalestar college, minnesota, native ghana, new york, nigeria, nutrition, Pakistan, political, radical change, russia, security council, sub-saharan africa, switzerland, syria, town hall meeting, un secretary general, united states, violent world conflicts, world economy

Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan predicted during a campus visit that the civil war in Syria will become even more tragic before the international community takes action to help resolve the conflict, but said he is optimistic about the political and economic prospects for Africa in the years ahead. (more…)

‘Earth Perfect?’

By Guest PostOctober 23, 2012Culture, Natureancient greek, annette giesecke, book, contemporary architecture, delaware, earthly delights, ecological decline, ecological meaning, garden, hieronymus bosch, humanity, maine, naomi jacobs, Nature, new england, organic farming, perfect earth, political, pompeii, relationship, repository, roman gardens, roman studies, social, spiritual, symbolic, university, versailles

Professor’s new book examines nature, utopia and the garden

“the result of humanity’s attempt to carve out an ideal place in nature, thereby fashioning a ‘perfect’ earth” — is the subject of a new book, co-authored and edited by the University of Delaware’s Annette Giesecke.

Earth Perfect? Nature, Utopia, and the Garden is a lushly illustrated, 303-page volume that brings together essays from writers and experts across disciplines to study the relationship — historical, present and future — between humanity and the garden. (more…)

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Northerners have upper crust in UK language divide

Kofi Annan to students: ‘It’s your world now’

‘Earth Perfect?’